Farewell to the Horse shortlisted for Helen and Kurt Wolff Translation Prize 2019

A very quick post to share the happy news that my translation of Farewell to the Horse: A Cultural History by … More

Walks in the Wild by Peter Wohlleben

I’m excited to share the lovely cover of Walks in the Wild, which is out in my translation on 4 July 2019 … More

The Magic Story Shop has a cover!

My translation of Katja Frixe’s The Magic Story Shop is now up on the Rock the Boat website. It’s out … More

A day poring over spreadsheets

I wonder how many literary translators do regular statistical analysis of their output. If you do, I’d love to hear … More

Teaching at Manchester in Translation

I’m going to be leading a workshop in literary translation from Arabic to English on 21 Feb as part of Manchester … More

PEN Translates grant for A History of the World With the Women Put Back In It

The news is nearly a month old now but I’m still thrilled that the book I’m working hard on right … More

Books I’m working on – for publication in 2019

It seems that at some point in the last few months I started saying ‘yes’ to all the projects I … More

THE RAVEN’S CHILDREN by Yulia Yakovleva

  Leningrad, 1938. When Shura and Tanya’s parents and little brother suddenly disappear in the middle of the night, it’s … More

Apple Cake and Baklava

Title: Apple Cake and Baklava Author: Kathrin Rohmann Illustrator: Franziska Harvey My English translation published by: Darf Publishers 2018 Aimed … More

The Weather Detective: Rediscovering Nature’s Secret Signs

At what temperature do bees stay home? Why do southerly winds in winter often bring storms? How can birdsong or … More